Our Distinguished Healthcare Speaker Network

Dr. Shari Welch has been a practicing emergency physician for over 26 years and a healthcare quality improvement consultant for over 15 years. She speaks to hospitals and organizations across the country on Quality, Safety, Efficiency and the Patient Experience of Care. She is an expert in Engaging and Aligning Physicians in a Quality Agenda.

With over 37 years of combined experience as both a practicing Hematologist-Oncologist and an Executive Medical Director, Dr. Jeffrey Weisz is an accomplished physician leader and a passionate advocate of patient-centered care. His commitment to improving affordable healthcare through clinical quality, service-oriented and accessible care has earned many of the nation's highest awards for exceptional health outcomes.

Using his experience working with various corporate business leaders and the years of research behind his best selling book "EDGY Conversations", Dan Waldschmidt shows audiences the very same strategies, tools and methods developed and utilized by "the world's most unlikely high performers." His stories of ordinary humans achieving outrageous success will enliven each member of the audience to launch an extraordinary life both personally and professionally. No bullet points. No theories. No boring Powerpoints. Just real talk from a guy who has helped the biggest companies in the world dominate their industry in business, leadership, and motivation. Now it's time to bring the exact same thing to your events.

Joe Tye is CEO and Head Coach of Values Coach Inc., which works with healthcare organizations to design and build a culture of ownership on a foundation of values. Joe is a passionate and humorous keynote speaker, trainer, and consultant helps hospitals, corporations and associations stimulate a caring culture of ownership.

He is the leading authority on values-based and leadership skills and strategies.

Scott Steinberg is a best-selling Author, Futurist, and Thought Leader on Strategic Innovation. Hailed as The Master of Innovation by Fortune magazine, World’s Leading Business Strategist, and a 21st Century Icon, award-winning strategic consultant, trends expert and professional speaker Scott Steinberg is a top expert on leadership, change and innovation. A business consultant and thought leader for 2000 brands from American Express to Zynga, he's the bestselling author of 30 books, e.g. Think Like a Futurist and Make Change Work for You.

Dr. Ajit Singh spent nearly twenty years at Siemens Healthcare in various CEO roles based in the US and Germany. Between 1988 and 1995, he concurrently served on the faculty at Princeton University. He is a consulting professor in the School of Medicine at Stanford University and currently managing director and general partner at Artiman Ventures, based in Palo Alto, CA, where he focuses on building startups in Clinical Diagnostics, Digital Health, Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare, etc.

Diane Sieg, RN, CYT, CSP spent 23 years working as an ED nurse in hospitals across the country. As a speaker, author, coach, and champion for the last 28 years, Diane created The Resilience Academy and most recently, The Well-Being Coaching Initiative. She empowers nurses and nurse leaders with the skills, structure and support they need to improve their well-being in work and life with Self-Leadership.

Michelle Segar, PhD, MPH, MS is a best-selling author and sustainable behavior change scientist where for decades, she has been a recognized pioneer and leading authority. Because of her comprehensive and artisanal approach to creating sustainable behavior change related to healthy lifestyles and well-being, global organizations bring her in to to accelerate and sustain outcomes. She directs the University of Michigan's Sport, Health, and Activity Research and Policy Center.

Darryl Ross is a motivational, dynamic, and engaging leadership speaker, trainer, and Best-Selling Author. His professional journey began in broadcasting as a former reporter with Fox 5 News, where he mastered the art of connecting with audiences, telling compelling stories, and communicating with clarity under pressure. Today, Darryl brings those same skills to the stage to help leaders and organizations grow with purpose. 

Merrick Rosenberg’s keynote talks engage and enlighten anyone who has a personality or knows someone who does. He can customize his talk for a general audience, leaders, salespeople, or HR/training professionals. He has spoken to everyone from entry-level staff to more than 1500 CEOs.

Philip Ronning focuses on accountable care, specialty programs, strategy, organization, integration, culture and more. Ronning has worked with urban to rural markets across the board and a client list of over 300. The American Hospital Association has published eight of his books.

Dr. James L Reinertsen brings his skills and experience to the Institute for Health Care Improvement (IHI) in Boston, where he is a Senior Fellow, heading IHI's leadership development sector, and to hospitals and health care systems throughout the United States and Europe.

Randi Redmond Oster builds high-performing healthcare teams and improve the Patient Experience and navigate families through healthcare crises.

From an NFL failure to a U.S. Olympian, Johnny’s “what’s next” attitude led him to success he never imagined. Johnny’s powerful life story and actionable insights have made him a go-to speaker for organizations of all sizes.

Jake Poore has a passion for and expertise in, what it takes to create and maintain a world-class service organization. Specializing in improving the Patient Experience and the overall cultural development and improvement of an organization, Jake takes his almost 20 years of experience training at Disney and has translated it into optimizing the Humans side of Healthcare.

Betty Parker is a multifaceted professional who has made significant strides in the realms of business, education, and personal development. As a business owner, professional speaker, author, and trainer, she brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to her engagements, captivating her audiences and fostering growth both professionally and personally.

David Nash was the Founding Dean and the Dr. Raymond C. and Doris N. Grandon Professor of Health Policy at the Jefferson School of Population Health of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His 10 year tenure as Dean completes nearly 30 years on the University faculty.

One of the key thought leaders to emerge in American Healthcare in the past decade, John J. Nance brings a rich and varied professional background to the task of helping doctors, administrators, boards, and front-line staff alike survive and prosper during the most profoundly challenging upheaval in the history of modern medicine.

Dr. William Miller is one of the country’s leading authorities on stress reduction and life balance. He is a recognized expert in the area of stress & coping, interpersonal relationships, organizational health, and workplace culture.

Dr. Jon Kedrowski is one of the world's leading high altitude mountaineer experts. He has a Ph.D. in Environmental Geography, Weather and Climate.

Kent has spent most of his career working in the field of behavioral/mental health. At the age of 17, he helped a group of students create and open Foundation II Crisis Center and worked there the summer it opened.

Dr. Thom Mayer is the Medical Director for the NFL Players Association, Executive Vice President of Leadership for LogixHealth, Founder of BestPractices, Inc., and Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine at George Washington University and Senior Lecturing Fellow at Duke University.

Myrna Marofsky, Author, Consultant and Speaker redefines “Caregiving” to “Care-LIVING” and encourages compassionate organizations and providers to incorporate this philosophy at times when a difficult medical diagnosis can be overwhelming.